Catazajá
Catazajá | |
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Municipality of Catazajá in Chiapas | |
| Coordinates: 17°44′N 92°01′W / 17.733°N 92.017°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 240 sq mi (621 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,619 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Catazajá is a town and municipality in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas and is the northernmost municipality in the state. It covers an area of 621 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,140, up from 15,709 as of 2005. By 2020, its population had risen to 17,619.
As of 2010, the town of Catazajá had a population of 2,973. Other than the town of Catazajá, the municipality had 249 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Punta Arena (1,365) and Loma Bonita (1,071), classified as rural.
A cultural centre was opened in the municipal seat in 1993.